The Times - Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley

Within each Historic District there are both contributing and non-contributing buildings. What makes a district is that there is a clear majority of buildings that contribute in a major way to the period of significance, which in the case of the Downtown Historic District is 1879 to 1949.

The purpose of the design reviews conducted by the Dayton Historic Commission is to ensure that this balance of contributing building verses non-contributing continues, by reviewing any proposed work on the exterior of the structures within the district.

This week we are showcasing both a non-contributin...